Anyone who puts a lot of miles on their bike will benefit from eyewear. Not only can sun damage your eyes, but vehicles throw rocks, many locations have swarms of bugs we inevitably ride through, and wind can dry our eyes. Even in low-light, some cyclists wear clear-lens protective eyewear.
The climate in Kansas City this [...]

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Way back at Interbike 2007, Moe spotted an intriguing line of bicycles new to the market…check out his photos from back then by clicking here. Jango, a subsidiary of bicycle accessories juggernaut Topeak, has a pretty neat concept going on, and we were eager to get our hands on their products.
Well, after much speculation [...]

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Product: Torker Cargo T

Price: $599.99
Weight:45lbs
Load capacity of racks: 20 lbs front, 40 pounds rear.
Features:
Extra, Extra: Maintenance-free internal Shimano 3-speed hub with twist-shifter, Heavy-duty front and rear cargo rack, heavy duty steel frame and fork — 1 size fits most, Front roller brakes improve stopping power, Sturdy DM 350 alloy rims with rust resistant SS spokes, [...]

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Orli Cotel, publicist for The Sierra Club, graciously sent us a copy of the newly revised 2nd edition of the classic Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels by Raymond Bridge (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2009) for review.

Planning on doing any bike touring? Not sure where to [...]

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A few months back, Planet Bike sent us two versions of their “Blaze 1W” headlight to test. Russ got the dynamo-powered version, and I got the battery-operated model.

The light is only a bit bigger than many of its cousins; a slightly wider body and about 3/4″ longer than other PB lights. [...]

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It seems like my bike fleet is always undergoing modifications…25 years or so of collecting components and hardware means that sometimes I get a “wild hair” and decide to reconfigure one of my bikes into something new. I got the idea to put together a real “Frankenbike” — a cyclocross/MTB/all-weather commuter, and to pull [...]

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Our friends over at Palm Beach Bike Tours posted a review of a very interesting bike storage idea…a device called a “Cycle Tree”:

Check out their full review and additional photos of the Cycle Tree by clicking here.
For those of us who are bike hoarders, this looks to be a great way to free up floor [...]

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Last week, I had the pleasure of receiving an autographed (being a minor Internet celebrity has its perks!) review copy of The Practical Cyclist: Bicycling for Real People (Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2009) from local cycling hero Chip Haynes.

First off, here’s what this book is NOT: a comprehensive guide to [...]

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Several weeks ago, Pedro’s USA sent us a couple of tools to review. The first is their “Vise Whip“, an ingenious tool that eliminates the hassle and potential breakage of using a traditional chainwhip.

Here’s a little about the tool from the Pedro’s USA website:
–Locking jaws that won’t slip
–Fits cogs from 11T to 23T*
–Compact enough [...]

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Several months ago, the publishers of Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures sent us review copies of the book. This book, edited by Erich Schweikher and Paul Diamond (Solana Beach, CA: Casagrande Press, 2007), is a compilation of short stories by different authors, and within these stories are tales of woe that almost any cyclist can [...]

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